New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-01
HlNDERED BY THE HOUSE CONFEREES.

SENATOR ALLISON TELLS OF TIE PECULIAR TACTICS
OF MR.. RASDALLs COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON Feb. 28.-When the Naval Appropriation
bi which had just been received from the House. was
laid before the Senate and read the first time, Mr.
munds objected to the reading OF the bill to-day
Mr. Hale said that 1t very important to have the
bill read second time to-day and sent to the Committee
on Appropriations There but four days OF the ses-
sion left He should glad IL the Senator from Vermont
would state the reason for his objection, and what pur
pose he had In view.
Mr. Edmunds-My purpose in Directing to the second
reading OF the bill is to try to bring Congress (Which
braces both houses and therefore only speak OF
as one body Of It's duty and to bring this Sen
ate Of the way In which public business Is
transacted regard of the expenditure of the millions
and millions uf dollars which these appropriation
bills contain. We are now in the last days
OF tho session, which expires by constitutional
provision and by law on March A. and, up 10 WITHIN
twelve or fourteen days Of It's end real appropriation
bill at all had come from the House OF Representa-
tives except the sundry Civil bill Leaving that out the
great body OF what is really the Administrations opera
tons Of the Is forced upon tho Senate OF
the United States ito say nothing OF the
other House, about which l have no right 10
speak in the very last days and hours and moments OF
the session That, my opinion, Is Violation OF inc
constitutional eq iay and OF the constitutional right
and duty OF each Houseto have time enough TO judge
OF the measures which the other House SENDS TO It, In
order that each House shall nteigently and patriot
ically discharge the duties imposed upon it.
Mr. Edmunds continued his speech at length, regarding
the sbity OF properly considering he appropra
bills the short remaining time OF the session. His
remarks echoed by senators Hale and Allison The
latter who Is chairman OF the Appropriations Committee
OF the Senate spoke OF the singular difficulty that com
mtfee had In comforting with the House Committee on
Appropriations He said In speaking OF the conference
| OIL tn Sundry iyil bill:
THAT bill passed the Senate several weeks IL lay
In the House nearly ten days after II
considered here and sent to the House The Senate
amendments then considered In the House. and
nearly all OF them disagreed conference
night that could get the conferees together
and on Friday night. after a brief session. the
House concrees refused to continue In session longer
| We asked them TO meet MS Ia conference again AT
early hour Saturday morning and 9:l5 o'clock was
fixed And although the Senate had been In session till
o'clock that morning. the senate coerees Ia their
places ~ the appointed hour The House oonferees how
ward and when they did appear after hour
ana a-half session, they said they could not
sit longer that day When proposed meeting
them saturday night they said 1t impossible In
tending aud desiring that the business OF Congress should
be disposed or proposed that yesterday should DO
voted 10 the consideration Of the differences between the
two Houses that bill. The hour OF 10 fixed
| promptly In the Chamber at that time. We
| waited half hour for the c0nferees on
the part Of the House, and when o'clock arrived
informed by the House c0nfcrees that they could sit
no longer that day, but that they would meet that
night We agreed TO at O'Clock last night, anG 1t
was understood should be promptly hand But
waited until ono minute before o'clock for the